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March 10, 2015PatentAIA Trials, paid, PGR, Trade Secrets, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch

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Low-Tech High-Tech

March 9, 2015PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Guest Post: Despite Alice Corp, McRO’s Software Patents Should be Seen as Eligible under Section 101

March 9, 2015PatentAbstract Idea, anticipation, paid, Subject Matter Eligibility, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch

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Judge Stark Set to Reduce (and Potentially Eliminate) Intellectual Ventures’ $17m Verdict Award

March 6, 2015PatentDamages, obviousness, paidDennis Crouch

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Patent Litigation Data – March 2015

March 5, 2015PatentpaidJason Rantanen

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Guest Counterpoint: Patent Exhaustion and Helferich’s Assertion Problem

March 5, 2015Patentanticipation, Enablement, Licenses, obviousness, paid, VenueDennis Crouch

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Guest Counterpoint by Prof. Sichelman: The Innovation Act’s Fee-Shifting is Biased against Patent Holders and Will Likely Increase PAE Activity

March 4, 2015PatentDamages, paid, USPTO Director, VenueJason Rantanen

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Patently-O Bits and Bytes

March 3, 2015PatentpaidMitchell Terry

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The Strong Patent Act of 2015 from Senator Coons

March 3, 2015PatentAIA Trials, Broadest Reasonable Interpretation, Claim Construction, Damages, paid, PGR, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch

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The Rewards From Effective Reform Could Be Great

March 3, 2015PatentAIA Trials, IPR, paidDennis Crouch

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Apple-Samsung Lawsuit Raises Important Questions about Scope of Injunctions

March 2, 2015PatentAIA Trials, Licenses, paid, PGRDennis Crouch

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USPTO Cancels Sensitive Application Warning System (SAWS)

March 2, 2015PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Trademark: Registration Void if Completed Prior to Actually Rendering Services in Commerce

March 2, 2015PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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USPTO Quality Summit

March 1, 2015PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Smartflash v. Apple: Is the Invention an Abstract Idea?

February 27, 2015PatentAbstract Idea, anticipation, paid, Subject Matter EligibilityDennis Crouch

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2015 U.S. Patent Practitioner Trends

February 26, 2015Patentobviousness, paidDennis Crouch

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“Late” IDS Filing Limits Patent Term Adjustment (PTA)

February 26, 2015PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Hyatt’s Family Tree

February 26, 2015PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Status of USPTO’s Withdrawn Abstract Idea Patents

February 25, 2015PatentAbstract Idea, paid, Subject Matter EligibilityDennis Crouch

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Half-Billion Dollar Verdict Against Apple

February 25, 2015PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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